NASA today named Zin Technologies, Inc., as Minority Contractor of the Year; Arcata Associates, Inc. as Minority Subcontractor of the Year; and Analytical Services, Inc. as Women Owned Business of […]
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NASA and Spanish Scientists Practice Mars Drilling Near Acidic Spanish River
To develop techniques to drill into the surface of Mars to look for signs of life, NASA and Spanish scientists recently began drilling 150 meters (495 feet) into the ground […]
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Cospas-Sarsat french mission control centre (FMCC) now relaying alerts from MSG-1 european weather satellite
The MSG-1* European weather satellite orbited by an Ariane 5 launcher in August 2002 and operated by Eumetsat is carrying a 406-MHz transponder for the COSPAS-SARSAT international search-and-rescue system. The […]
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Loral Skynet Reports Anomaly on Telstar 4
September 19, 2003 – Loral Skynet, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (OTC BB: LRLSQ), today said that its Telstar 4 satellite experienced a short circuit of its primary […]
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ERS-2 peers into Hurricane Isabel’s heart
As Hurricane Isabel converges on the US East Coast, a veteran ESA spacecraft has provided meteorologists with crucial insights into the underlying pressure system powering the storm. An entire flotilla […]
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Inauguration of the “China-Europe Global Navigation Satellite System
Europe and China share a common interest in cooperating to bring the benefits of satellite navigation and Galileo in particular to transport, science, land management, disaster prevention and other user […]
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Gamma-ray – bursts: are we safe?
For a few seconds every day, Earth is bombarded by gamma rays created by cataclysmic explosions in distant galaxies. Such explosions, similar to supernovae, are known as ‘gamma-ray bursts’ or […]
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EMS Technologies To Supply Advanced UHF Satellite Antenna To Astrium
EMS Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has received an authorization to proceed (ATP) on advanced UHF antennas for a new military program currently in production at Astrium. Full contract […]
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EU and China are set to collaborate on GALILEO the European global system of satellite navigation
An agreement has been reached between the European Union and China on its participation in the GALILEO programme. This agreement was initialled in Beijing on 18 September 2003 by Mr […]
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First Supernovae Quickly Seeded Universe With Stuff of Life
The early universe was a barren wasteland of hydrogen, helium, and a touch of lithium, containing none of the elements necessary for life as we know it. From those primordial […]
